froggie

this just randomly popped into my head.

poor froggie
basking in the glow
of your own glory
on a rock in an ever-
dwindling pond of
oblivious minions,
you were too busy
watching for the
hawk to notice
the cat in the grass.

Reviews

[MomzillaNC]

Ha! Aren't we all "too busy watching of the hawk to notice the cat in the grass?"

I love frogs! Seriously! I once carted a frog from NC to FL in my Barbie Doll case on a bus, returning home to NAS Jax after the summer with gran in NC,

[Lyn Anderson]

Yes, I love frogs, except the kind that hop from lily pad to lily pad, stealing other frog's ideas along the way.:)

[MomzillaNC]

Those aren't frogs, sweetie. Those are toads!

[Lyn Anderson]

yes, this is true, but toady wouldn't sound as good ...

[MomzillaNC]

Maybe, but you're giving froggies a bad name! :(

[Caradoc]

Oh damn. I really love the imagery of this one. This is great. It brought a smile to face. Always gotta keep a lookout for those stealthy cats.

Well done.

-Cara

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks so much, I appreciate you hopping by.

[Caradoc]

Hopping would imply I'm a frog. As the poem illustrates, being a frog is not such a great thing. lol

But you're welcome. :)

[Lyn Anderson]

You could be a bunny. No wait, cats and bunnies ...:)

[Caradoc]

Lol. I'd much rather be another cat. "Because a cat's the cat, who knows where it's at." +1 if you know what that's from.

[NoelHC]

Those damn cats are sneaky. And fast. Did yours drop a little dead present for you on the carpet? Never know what the cat will drag in next. Whimsical, I enjoyed this one.

[Lyn Anderson]

Yes don't ya love it when it's only half dead?

[Kieta!]

Haha very nice :D I love the wording you used, especially near the end. Great job!

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks, I appreciate you popping in. A fellow cat lover I see.

[ron]

Nice kitty, kitty want to hunt :)....Get'em kitty!!!

[Lyn Anderson]

Funny guy. Who me?

[ron]

Here kitty, kitty...um I mean why no KL I would never imply anything such as that ;)

[Coyote Poetry]

At least the cat got a snack. Photo and poem was very nice. At least for the cat. Thank you for sharing the tale of the poor frog. Thank you for sharing the fun poem to read.
Coyote

[Lyn Anderson]

Yes, I think the most interesting thing was googling to get the pic. There was lots of interesting stuff.

[Coyote Poetry]

I have a small cat. Any bug in the house. Is done. Animals give us reasons to write and laugh.

[Delmar Cooper]

Ever seen a dog eat a toad? Possibly you have. But I'll bet you've never seen a dog eat a second toad.

[Lyn Anderson]

OMG as a vet tech I have operated on a dog who ate a toad -- and had the 4 foot kidney worms to prove it.:)

[Madalyn Beck]

This is clever. Sometimes we are too focused on one thing in life.. We need to be more aware of our surroundings. Those damn cats. ;)

[Lyn Anderson]

Yep, and my dog would agree.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, tunnel vision is costly...

that pond dwindles...and we don't even notice
and we are so busy expecting the hawk to prey on the cat, we don't watch our back.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks for visiting. I am glad you picked this one.